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[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0126]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
2015–2016 Federal Student Aid
Application
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID ED–2014–ICCD–0126 or via
postal mail, commercial delivery, or
hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site
is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when regulations.gov is
not available. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105,
Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please contact Douglas
Pineda Robles, 202–377–4578.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
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burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: 2015–2016 Federal
Student Aid Application.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0001.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing collection of information.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 44,992,857.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 24,083,155.
Abstract:
Section 483 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
mandates that the Secretary of
Education ‘‘. . . shall produce,
distribute, and process free of charge
common financial reporting forms as
described in this subsection to be used
for application and reapplication to
determine the need and eligibility of a
student for financial assistance . . .’’.
The determination of need and
eligibility are for the following Title IV,
HEA, federal student financial
assistance programs: The Federal Pell
Grant Program; the Campus-Based
programs (Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant
(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS),
and the Federal Perkins Loan Program);
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program; the Teacher Education
Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq
and Afghanistan Service Grant.
Federal Student Aid, an office of the
U.S. Department of Education (hereafter
‘‘the Department’’), subsequently
developed an application process to
collect and process the data necessary to
determine a student’s eligibility to
receive Title IV, HEA program
assistance. The application process
involves an applicant’s submission of
the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA). After submission and
processing of the FAFSA, an applicant
receives a Student Aid Report (SAR),
which is a summary of the processed
data they submitted on the FAFSA. The
applicant reviews the SAR, and, if
necessary, will make corrections or
updates to their submitted FAFSA data.
Institutions of higher education listed
by the applicant on the FAFSA also
receive a summary of processed data
submitted on the FAFSA which is
called the Institutional Student
Information Record (ISIR).
The Department seeks OMB approval
of all application components as a
single ‘‘collection of information’’. The
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aggregate burden will be accounted for
under OMB Control Number 1845–0001.
The specific application components,
descriptions and submission methods
for each are listed in the following
Table.
Component
Table Provided Below
Description
Submission method
Initial Submission of FAFSA
FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)
FOTW—Renewal .................
FOTW—EZ ..........................
FOTW—EZ Renewal ...........
FAFSA on the Phone
(FOTP).
FOTP—EZ ...........................
FAA Access .........................
FAA Access—Renewal ........
FAA Access—EZ .................
FAA Access—EZ Renewal ..
Electronic Other ...................
PDF FAFSA or Paper
FAFSA.
Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience.
Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.
Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto
Zero) needs analysis formulas.
Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or
Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.
The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA
on their behalf through FOTW.
FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for
the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.
Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a FAFSA.
Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal
FAFSA.
Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA
for applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero
needs analysis formulas.
Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA
for applicants who have previously completed the
FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero
needs analysis formulas.
This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the
applicant, using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).
The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for applicants who are unable to access the
Internet or the online PDF FAFSA for applicants who
can access the Internet but are unable to complete
the form using FOTW.
Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov.
Submitted through www.fafsa.gov for applicants who
call 1–800–4–FED–AID.
Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on
behalf of an applicant.
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or
software to facilitate the EDE process.
Mailed by the applicant.
Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
FOTW—Corrections .............
Electronic Other—Corrections.
Paper SAR—This is a SAR
and an option for corrections.
FAA Access—Corrections ...
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Internal Department Corrections.
FSAIC Corrections ...............
SAR Electronic (eSAR) ........
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Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA
PIN)—regardless of how they originally applied—may
make corrections using FOTW Corrections.
With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be
made by a FAA using the EDE.
The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide an e-mail address and to
applicants whose records were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write
corrections directly on the paper SAR and mail for
processing.
An institution can use FAA Access to correct the
FAFSA.
The Department will submit an applicant’s record for
system-generated corrections.
Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN),
can change the postsecondary institutions listed on
their FAFSA or change their address by calling
FSAIC.
The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied
electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user to the
FOTW site.
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Submitted by the applicant via www.fafsa.gov.
The FAA may be using their mainframe computer or
software to facilitate the EDE process.
Mailed by the applicant.
Submitted through www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on
behalf of an applicant.
There is no burden to the applicants under this correction type as these are system-based corrections.
These changes are made directly in the CPS system
by a FSAIC representative.
Cannot be submitted for processing.
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This information collection also
documents an estimate of the annual
public burden as it relates to the
application process for federal student
aid. The Applicant Burden Model
(ABM), measures applicant burden
through an assessment of the activities
each applicant conducts in conjunction
with other applicant characteristics and
in terms of burden, the average
applicant’s experience. Key
determinants of the ABM include:
D The total number of applicants that
will potentially apply for federal
student aid;
D How the applicant chooses to
complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g.,
by paper or electronically via FOTW);
D How the applicant chooses to
submit any corrections and/or updates
(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via
FOTW Corrections);
D The type of SAR document the
applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
D The formula applied to determine
the applicant’s EFC (full need analysis
formula, Simplified Needs Test or
Automatic Zero); and
D The average amount of time
involved in preparing to complete the
application.
The ABM is largely driven by the
number of potential applicants for the
application cycle. The total application
projection for 2015–2016 is based upon
two factors—estimates of the total
enrollment in all degree-granting
institutions and the percentage change
in FAFSA submissions for the last
completed or almost completed
application cycle. The ABM is also
based on the application options
available to students and parents. The
Department accounts for each
application component based on Web
trending tools, survey information, and
other Department data sources.
For 2015–2016, the Department is
reporting a net burden decrease of
2,081,212 hours.
In response to the 60-day comment
period, the Department has made some
changes to the application explained in
the 2015–2016 Federal Student Aid
Application Comments Tracking
Summary. We project that these changes
will not substantively impact burden.
Dated: November 14, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0151]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; High
School Longitudinal Study of 2009
(HSLS:09) Second Follow-Up Field
Test and Main Study Panel
Maintenance 2015
Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0151
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela, 202–502–7411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
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data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: High School
Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
Second Follow-up Field Test and Main
Study Panel Maintenance 2015.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0852.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,417.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 808.
Abstract: The High School
Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is
a nationally representative, longitudinal
study of more than 20,000 9th graders
in 944 schools in 2009 who are being
followed through their secondary and
postsecondary years. The study focuses
on understanding students’ trajectories
from the beginning of high school into
postsecondary education or the
workforce and beyond. What students
decide to pursue when, why, and how
are crucial questions for HSLS:09,
especially, but not solely, in regards to
science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) courses, majors, and
careers. To date, HSLS:09 measured
math achievement gains in the first 3
years of high school and, like past
studies, surveyed students, their
parents, school administrators, school
counselors, and teachers. After the
initial 2009 data collection, the main
study students were re-surveyed in 2012
when most were high school 11thgraders, and again in 2013 when most
had just graduated from high school.
The second follow-up data collection
will take place in early 2016, and will
consist of a survey, postsecondary
transcript collection, financial aid
records collection, and file matching to
extant data sources. The second followup focuses on postsecondary attendance
patterns, field of study selection
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0126]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2015-2016 Federal Student Aid Application
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID ED-2014-ICCD-0126 or
via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when regulations.gov is not
available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room
2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please contact Douglas Pineda Robles, 202-377-
4578.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: 2015-2016 Federal Student Aid Application.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0001.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 44,992,857.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 24,083,155.
Abstract:
Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
mandates that the Secretary of Education ``. . . shall produce,
distribute, and process free of charge common financial reporting forms
as described in this subsection to be used for application and
reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of a student for
financial assistance . . .''.
The determination of need and eligibility are for the following
Title IV, HEA, federal student financial assistance programs: The
Federal Pell Grant Program; the Campus-Based programs (Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study
(FWS), and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program; the Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant.
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education
(hereafter ``the Department''), subsequently developed an application
process to collect and process the data necessary to determine a
student's eligibility to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance. The
application process involves an applicant's submission of the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After submission and
processing of the FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student Aid Report
(SAR), which is a summary of the processed data they submitted on the
FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, and, if necessary, will make
corrections or updates to their submitted FAFSA data. Institutions of
higher education listed by the applicant on the FAFSA also receive a
summary of processed data submitted on the FAFSA which is called the
Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).
The Department seeks OMB approval of all application components as
a single ``collection of information''. The
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aggregate burden will be accounted for under OMB Control Number 1845-
0001. The specific application components, descriptions and submission
methods for each are listed in the following Table.
Table Provided Below
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Component Description Submission method
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Initial Submission of FAFSA
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FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)..... Online FAFSA that Submitted by the
offers applicants a applicant via
customized www.fafsa.gov.
experience.
FOTW--Renewal............... Online FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA.
FOTW--EZ.................... Online FAFSA for
applicants who
qualify for the
Simplified Needs
Test (SNT) or
Automatic Zero
(Auto Zero) needs
analysis formulas.
FOTW--EZ Renewal............ Online FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA
and who qualify for
the SNT or Auto
Zero needs analysis
formulas.
FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP)... The Federal Student Submitted through
Aid Information www.fafsa.gov for
Center (FSAIC) applicants who call
representatives 1-800-4-FED-AID.
assist applicants
by filing the FAFSA
on their behalf
through FOTW.
FOTP--EZ.................... FSAIC
representatives
assist applicants
who qualify for the
SNT or Auto Zero
needs analysis
formulas by filing
the FAFSA on their
behalf through FOTW.
FAA Access.................. Online tool that a Submitted through
financial aid www.faaacess.ed.gov
administrator (FAA) by a FAA on behalf
utilizes to submit of an applicant.
a FAFSA.
FAA Access--Renewal......... Online tool that a
FAA can utilize to
submit a Renewal
FAFSA.
FAA Access--EZ.............. Online tool that a
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA for
applicants who
qualify for the SNT
or Auto Zero needs
analysis formulas.
FAA Access--EZ Renewal...... Online tool that a
FAA can utilize to
submit a FAFSA for
applicants who have
previously
completed the FAFSA
and who qualify for
the SNT or Auto
Zero needs analysis
formulas.
Electronic Other............ This is a submission The FAA may be using
done by a FAA, on their mainframe
behalf of the computer or
applicant, using software to
the Electronic Data facilitate the EDE
Exchange (EDE). process.
PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA.... The paper version of Mailed by the
the FAFSA printed applicant.
by the Department
for applicants who
are unable to
access the Internet
or the online PDF
FAFSA for
applicants who can
access the Internet
but are unable to
complete the form
using FOTW.
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Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information
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FOTW--Corrections........... Any applicant who Submitted by the
has a Federal applicant via
Student Aid PIN www.fafsa.gov.
(FSA PIN)--
regardless of how
they originally
applied--may make
corrections using
FOTW Corrections.
Electronic Other-- With the applicant's The FAA may be using
Corrections. permission, their mainframe
corrections can be computer or
made by a FAA using software to
the EDE. facilitate the EDE
process.
Paper SAR--This is a SAR and The full paper Mailed by the
an option for corrections. summary that is applicant.
mailed to paper
applicants who did
not provide an e-
mail address and to
applicants whose
records were
rejected due to
critical errors
during processing.
Applicants can
write corrections
directly on the
paper SAR and mail
for processing.
FAA Access--Corrections..... An institution can Submitted through
use FAA Access to www.faaacess.ed.gov
correct the FAFSA. by a FAA on behalf
of an applicant.
Internal Department The Department will There is no burden
Corrections. submit an to the applicants
applicant's record under this
for system- correction type as
generated these are system-
corrections. based corrections.
FSAIC Corrections........... Any applicant, with These changes are
their Data Release made directly in
Number (DRN), can the CPS system by a
change the FSAIC
postsecondary representative.
institutions listed
on their FAFSA or
change their
address by calling
FSAIC.
SAR Electronic (eSAR)....... The eSAR is an Cannot be submitted
online version of for processing.
the SAR that is
available on FOTW
to all applicants
with a PIN.
Notifications for
the eSAR are sent
to students who
applied
electronically or
by paper and
provided an e-mail
address. These
notifications are
sent by e-mail and
include a secure
hyperlink that
takes the user to
the FOTW site.
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This information collection also documents an estimate of the
annual public burden as it relates to the application process for
federal student aid. The Applicant Burden Model (ABM), measures
applicant burden through an assessment of the activities each applicant
conducts in conjunction with other applicant characteristics and in
terms of burden, the average applicant's experience. Key determinants
of the ABM include:
[ssquf] The total number of applicants that will potentially apply
for federal student aid;
[ssquf] How the applicant chooses to complete and submit the FAFSA
(e.g., by paper or electronically via FOTW);
[ssquf] How the applicant chooses to submit any corrections and/or
updates (e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via FOTW Corrections);
[ssquf] The type of SAR document the applicant receives (eSAR, SAR
acknowledgment, or paper SAR);
[ssquf] The formula applied to determine the applicant's EFC (full
need analysis formula, Simplified Needs Test or Automatic Zero); and
[ssquf] The average amount of time involved in preparing to
complete the application.
The ABM is largely driven by the number of potential applicants for
the application cycle. The total application projection for 2015-2016
is based upon two factors--estimates of the total enrollment in all
degree-granting institutions and the percentage change in FAFSA
submissions for the last completed or almost completed application
cycle. The ABM is also based on the application options available to
students and parents. The Department accounts for each application
component based on Web trending tools, survey information, and other
Department data sources.
For 2015-2016, the Department is reporting a net burden decrease of
2,081,212 hours.
In response to the 60-day comment period, the Department has made
some changes to the application explained in the 2015-2016 Federal
Student Aid Application Comments Tracking Summary. We project that
these changes will not substantively impact burden.
Dated: November 14, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-27393 Filed 11-18-14; 8:45 am]
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